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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Ankita Raina added to TOPS core group along with four others, financial proposals of nearly Rs. 1 crore in three sports sanctioned
Tennis player Ankita Raina has been added to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme at a meeting held earlier today. Raina who is born and raised in Gujarat, recently broke into the world’s top 100 in women’s doubles on the back of winning her first ever WTA 250 title at Phillip Island in Australia. She has also been partnering Sania Mirza while representing India in the Billie Jean King Cup.
Apart from Raina, four other athletes who recently achieved Tokyo Olympic qualification were added to the TOPS core group, Rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh who were promoted from TOPS development group and wrestlers Seema Bisla and Sumit Malik.
Financial sanctions of nearly Rs. 1 crore were also approved in today’s Mission Olympic Cell meeting. These were:
Wrestling: Asian champion Vinesh Phogat will continue to train overseas till the Olympic Games in July this year. The Mission Olympic Cell at SAI today approved her proposal to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, routed through the Wrestling Federation of India, to train in Hungary and Poland after she finishes her high-altitude stint in Bulgaria.
Vinesh Phogat. who secured India the 53kg class Olympic quota in September 2019 at the World Championships, will train in Budapest until June 9, travel for the Poland Open  and return to Budapest to be based there till July 2.Her coach Woller Akos, sparring partner Priyanka and physiotherapist Poornima Raman Ngomdir will be with her throughout.
The cost of her proposal for training and competition is Rs. 20.21 lakhs. She has so far received financial support of Rs. 1.13 crore from the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
Tennis: Tennis doubles players Divij Sharan and Rohan Bopanna also secured approval from the MOC to fund their participation in 14 and 11 tournaments respectively between January and June 2021.
Divij Sharan’s proposal cost approximately Rs. 30 lakh and he has received Rs. 80.59 lakhs in funding from TOPS in the present Olympics cycle. Rohan Bopanna’s proposal, including fee for coach Scott Davidoff and physio Gaurang Shukla, cost Rs. 27.61 lakh. He has already received Rs. 1.24 crore from TOPS through the current Olympic cycle.
Rowing: The MOC has also sanctioned a proposal from rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh to train for five weeks from June 1 in Pocinho High Performance Centre in Portugal in preparation for the Olympic Games. The doubles scullers achieved Olympic qualification earlier this month in Tokyo. Their camp in Poland will cost around Rs. 21 lakh.
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism holds a Consultative Meeting on Draft National Tourism Policy
Shri G Kishan Reddy, Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Shri Ajay Bhatt & Shri Shripad Yesso Naik attend the meeting
Ministry of Tourism organized a Consultative Meeting on Draft National Tourism Policy on 01st June 2022 at Hotel Ashok, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
To have a holistic discussion on the Draft National Tourism Policy, Union Minister of Tourism Shri G. Kishan Reddy invited the Union Ministers from different Ministries. The meeting was attended by Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon'ble Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Ajay Bhatt, Minister of State for Tourism & Defence and Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for Tourism & Shipping were also present in the meeting.
Secretaries and other senior officers of different Central Ministries also attended the meeting.
The draft National Tourism Policy was deliberated in detail. Further, various valuable suggestions were given during the consultative meeting by the invitees.
Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, appreciated the valuable suggestions and it was decided that the draft National Tourism Policy may be finalized after suitably incorporating the various suggestions received during the meeting.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
An Editor should be a creator, not an operator – Legendary Film Editor B. Lenin
For a man in his 70s, National Award Winning Editor, B Lenin is full of energy and love for people, art, nature and language. “A good editor needs to be a creator not just an operator. One need not be an actor but he/she should be a performer”, he said in a press conference today at the 16th Mumbai International Film Festival today.
To him, good editing skills require good sense of sound and music. An editor should be capable to see and hear what is beyond the screen and also which are relevant. He recalled an incident where there was a long shot of a river where he used the sound of sea gull in the background. The director was not happy and questioned ‘but where is the sea gull?’ and to satisfy the director he replied, ‘It was there but flew above the camera.’
Bhimsingh Lenin started his career back in 1965. He made his debut as editor in J. Mahendran’s critically acclaimed Tamil film Uthiripookkal. He won national award for best director for his non-feature film Knock out.
“When I was 8 years old I was at a theatre and the projectionist told me that all characters in the film are inside the projector and they will leave at night. I sat there until late night waiting to see them but fell asleep. The next day he said they left while I was sleeping. My interest in films begun there with my curiosity to see the characters inside the projector,” he said.
Although his father A. Bhimsingh was a well known director and editor in Tamil and Hindi films and had assisted V. Shantaram , Lenin never started his career under him but set out to learn on his own. "Back in my years editing was a difficult task but today digital platform has made it easy. The only things missing from a film today are script and screenplay that makes an editor's job tricky. Technology /technician is there but where is the creator?" he asked while talking about lack of skills today.
Every year he conducts Master classes. “Films Division is giving a great platform to the youngsters today. Watching films is very important and hence I bring my students and assistants to festivals like MIFF. It is a great opportunity for a film enthusiast or a filmmaker to have access to vibrant content of all genres – documentary, short and animation on a single platform. I show these films to my people in village back in Tamil Nadu. “I enjoy editing but I would love to make a small budget film. I encourage emerging film makers who work within a small budget”, he said.
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Ministry of Coal
Coal Production Up to February comes to 785.24 Million Ton
The all India coal production in the current financial year 2022-23  is 785.24 Million Tonnes as compared to about 681.98 MT during the same period of last year with a growth of about 15.14%. In the year 2021-2022, coal production was 778.19 Million Tonne  as compared to 716.08 MT during same period of last year with a growth of about 8.67%. The Country would be able to fulfil the Domestic Coal requirement of 821 MT of Domestic Coal Based  plants projected by Ministry of Power during 2023-2024.
The details of coal import in last five years are given below: -

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Year
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2017-18
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2018-19
|
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2019-20
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|
2020-21
|
|
2021-22
|
|
Import of Coal
|
|
208.25
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|
235.35
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|
248.54
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|
215.25
|
|
208.93
The details and names of top five coal import country, quantity-wise are given below: -

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Country
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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Indonesia
|
|
95.81
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|
112.88
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|
116.66
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|
92.53
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|
72.50
|
|
Australia
|
|
46.12
|
|
48.17
|
|
46.72
|
|
54.95
|
|
66.76
|
|
South Africa
|
|
38.49
|
|
31.15
|
|
42.48
|
|
31.09
|
|
26.11
|
|
USA
|
|
12.03
|
|
14.98
|
|
12.16
|
|
12.20
|
|
14.37
|
|
Russia
|
|
4.30
|
|
4.92
|
|
8.23
|
|
6.75
|
|
8.27
This information was given by Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Nation pays homage to Baba Saheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on his 132th Birth Anniversary
The President Shri Ram Nath Kovind led the nation in paying homage to Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his 132th birth anniversary here today. The President offered floral tributes at the statue of Baba Saheb at Sansad Bhavan Lawns in the Parliament House complex this morning.
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkiah Naidu, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla also offered floral tributes to the Father of the Indian Constitution Dr. Ambedkar.
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virender Kumar and other Union Ministers, dignitaries also offered tributes.
The function was organised by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar to Address 8th Rozgar Mela in Hyderabad Tomorrow
2023 – Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, is scheduled to address the 8th tranche of the Rozgar Mela, which will be held at the Men’s club, Group Centre, CRPF Hyderabad tomorrow.
The event will witness the inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will present Offer of Appointment letters to candidates. He is slated to distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to recently onboarded recruits.
In July, at the Rozgar Mela in Chennai, MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar reiterated PM Modi's message of introducing a new culture "Seva" or public service in Government jobs. He talked about a tectonic shift in how people perceive Governance and Government jobs.
In a recent address at the Rozgar Mela in Madhya Pradesh, Prime Minister Modi lauded the newly appointed 5800 primary school teachers and highlighted how their role in implementing the National Education Policy will be crucial.
He emphasized the equal significance given to traditional knowledge and emerging technologies, noting the development of a new curriculum in primary education.
The Rozgar Mela was conducted across 44 locations nationwide. The ongoing recruitment drive covers Central Government Departments, State Governments, and Union Territories, aligning with the commitment to prioritize employment generation. Prime Minister Modi, on October 22nd last year, initiated the 'Rozgar Mela' campaign, marking the commencement of the drive to provide 10 lakh government jobs.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, a total of 2,46,914 candidates have been recruited by the Union Public Service Commission and Staff Selection Commission during last 5 years
Union Minister of State, PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Minister of State  Science & Technology, M/o Earth Sciences; MoS, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that a total of 2,46,914 candidates have been recruited by the Union Public Service Commission  and Staff Selection Commission  during last 5 years.
In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that vacancies are advertised based on the requirements given by the user Ministries/ Departments, each year. He said that in a few cases there may occur minor variations and the number of candidates nominated may be slightly lower than the number of vacancies reported due to non-availability of candidates fulfilling specific eligibility criteria, laid down in the Notice of the Examination. Dr. Singh said that occurrence and filling up vacancies is a continuous process, as per the requirement of various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations of Central Government. Government has already issued instructions to all Ministries/ Departments for timely action to fill up the unfilled posts.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Korea on Trade Remedy Cooperation
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi gave its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Korea on Trade Remedy Cooperation.
The MoU was signedin July 2018 during the State visit of President of Korea to India.
The MoU will promote cooperation between the two countries in the area of trade remedies viz. anti-dumping, subsidy and countervailing and safeguard measures, which will enhance the bilateral trade relations.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Women Participation in Workforce
The data on Employment and Unemployment is collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey  conducted by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation . As per the latest PLFS report available for year 2020-21, the estimated Worker Population Ratio  on usual status basis for aged 15 years and above both for male and female was 73.5% and 31.4% respectively. Further, the State/UT-wise estimated female Worker Population Ratio  on usual status basis for aged 15 years and above is at Annexure.
Further, as on 12.07.2022, out of the total registration of the unorganized workers on eShram Portal on self-declaration basis, 52.84% are women.
The Government has taken various steps to improve women’s participation in the labour force and quality of their employment. A number of protective provisions have been incorporated in the labour laws for equal opportunity and congenial work environment for women workers. The Code on Social Security, 2020 has the provisions for enhancement in paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, provision for mandatory crèche facility in the establishments having 50 or more employees, permitting women workers in the night shifts with adequate safety measures, etc.
The Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions , 2020 has the provisions for the employment of women in the aboveground mines including opencast workings has been allowed between 7 pm and 6 am, and in below ground working between 6 am and 7 pm in technical, supervisory and managerial work where continuous presence may not be required.
The Code on Wages 2019 has provisions that there shall be no discrimination in an establishment or any unit thereof among employees on the ground of gender in matters relating to wages by the same employer, in respect of the same work or work of similar nature done by any employee. Further, no employer shall make any discrimination on the ground of sex while recruiting any employee for the same work or work of similar nature in the conditions of employment, except where the employment of women in such work is prohibited or restricted by or under any law for the time being in force.
To enhance the employability of female workers, the Government is providing training to them through a network of Women Industrial Training institutes, National Vocational Training Institutes and Regional Vocational Training Institutes.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
ARMY REGIMENTS
There are 27 Infantry Regiments in the Indian Army. Details are as follows:
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|
S.No.
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|
Regiment
|
|
Year of Raising
|
|
1.
|
|
PARA
|
|
1761
|
|
2.
|
|
PUNJAB
|
|
1705
|
|
3.
|
|
MADRAS
|
|
1758
|
|
4.
|
|
GRENADIERS
|
|
1796
|
|
5.
|
|
MARATHA LI
|
|
1768
|
|
6.
|
|
RAJ RIF
|
|
1817
|
|
7.
|
|
RAJPUT
|
|
1798
|
|
8.
|
|
JAT
|
|
1817
|
|
9.
|
|
SIKH
|
|
1846
|
|
10.
|
|
SIKH LI
|
|
1941
|
|
11.
|
|
DOGRA
|
|
1858
|
|
12.
|
|
GARH RIF
|
|
1901
|
|
13.
|
|
KUMAON 
|
|
1730
|
|
14.
|
|
ASSAM
|
|
1941
|
|
15.
|
|
BIHAR
|
|
1941
|
|
16.
|
|
MAHAR
|
|
1941
|
|
17.
|
|
JAK RIF 
|
|
1837
|
|
18.
|
|
JAK LI
|
|
1948
|
|
19.
|
|
1 GR
|
|
1815
|
|
20.
|
|
4 GR
|
|
1857
|
|
21.
|
|
3 GR
|
|
1815
|
|
22.
|
|
9 GR
|
|
1817
|
|
23.
|
|
5 GR
|
|
1858
|
|
24.
|
|
8 GR
|
|
1836
|
|
25.
|
|
11 GR
|
|
1948
Budget allocation in the Army is not carried out Regiment wise.
As per Government policy on the subject, all citizens irrespective of their class, creed, region or religion are eligible for recruitment in the Indian Army. After Independence, it has been the policy of the Government not to raise any new Regiment for a particular class/community/religion or region. Adequate vacancies are being provided to all classes to ensure equitable opportunity for recruitment into the Army.
Many Petitions, VIP references, Parliament questions, Private Member Bills etc for raising of new regiments based on Class/Region/Names of Historical and National Heroes etc have been received from time to time. However, as per Government Policy quoted above, no new regiment has been raised.
One of the War Cries of BIHAR Regiment is “BIRSA MUNDA KI JAI”. Indian Army has numerous Regiments across various Arms & Services. They have been constituted in different years and have different slogans.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Naba Kumar Sarania in Lok Sabha today.
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Ministry of Railways
Operation of Goods and Passenger Trains by Private Sector
Ministry of Railways have constituted a Group of Secretaries  with a term of one year inter-alia to permit private passenger train operators to operate trains with world class technology over Indian Railways Network. The GoS has held three meetings, so far. In regard to Goods trains, various wagon investment schemes, i.e. Automobile Freight Train Operators  Scheme, Liberalized Wagon Investment Scheme, Special Freight Train Operator Scheme  and General purpose Wagon Investment Scheme  have been introduced for participation of private entities in wagon procurement. However, operation of these goods trains remains with Indian Railways.
Participation of private sector has been allowed in construction and maintenance of Railway lines under various models of Participative Policy such as Non Govt. Railway, Joint Venture, Built Operate & Transfer, Customer Funding and Annuity. In all these schemes, responsibility of trains operation and safety certification rests with Indian Railways. However, outsourcing of certain facilities like cleaning, pay and use toilets, retiring rooms, parking, etc. is done on need based manner to improve efficiency. In case of any deficiency, the mechanism of redressal as per the contract is invoked.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Cabinet approves high level committee to implement Clause 6 of Assam Accord Several Longstanding demands of Bodos also approved
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the setting up of a High Level Committee for implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord and measures envisaged in the Memorandum of Settlement, 2003 and other issues related to Bodo community.
After Assam agitation of 1979-1985, Assam Accord was signed on 15th August, 1985. Clause 6 of the Assam Accord envisaged that appropriate constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards, shall be provided to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of the Assamese people.
However, it has been felt that Clause 6 of the Assam Accord has not been fully implemented even almost 35 years after the Accord was signed. The Cabinet, therefore, approved the setting up of a High Level Committee to suggest constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards as envisaged in Clause 6 of the Assam Accord. The Committee shall examine the effectiveness of actions since 1985 to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord. The Committee will hold discussions with all stakeholders and assess the required quantum of reservation of seats in Assam Legislative Assembly and local bodies for Assamese people. The Committee will also assess the requirement of measures to be taken to protect Assamese and other indigenous languages of Assam, quantum of reservation in employment under Government of Assam and other measures to protect, preserve and promote cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of Assamese people.
The Composition and Terms of Reference of the Committee will be issued separately by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is expected that the setting up of the Committee will pave the way for the implementation of the Assam Accord in letter and spirit and will help fulfil longstanding expectations of the Assamese people.
The Cabinet also approved a number of measures to fulfil the outstanding issues related to the Bodo community. The Bodo Accord was signed in 2003 which resulted in the establishment of a Bodoland Territorial Council under Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India. However, there have been representations from different organizations of Bodos to fulfil various outstanding demands.
The Cabinet today approved the establishment of a Bodo Musuem-cum-language and cultural study center, modernization of existing All India Radio Station and Doordarshan Kendra at Kokrajhar and naming a Superfast Train passing through BTAD as ARONAI Express. Relevant Ministries will take the required actions to implement these decisions.
The State Government will also take necessary measures related to appropriate land policy and land laws, besides setting up of Institutions for Research and Documentation of Customs, Traditions and Languages of indigenous communities.
Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate Notification No. 29/2023 - Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , and in supersession of the Notification No. 26/2023-Customs, dated 6th April, 2023 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column  of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 21st April, 2023, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column  thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
SCHEDULE-I
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Sl.
No.
|
|
Foreign Currency
|
|
Rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
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|
-
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|

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|

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|
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|

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|

|
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|
|

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|

|
|
1.
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|
Australian Dollar
|
|
56.45
|
|
54.05
|
|
2.
|
|
Bahraini Dinar
|
|
225.10
|
|
211.70
|
|
3.
|
|
Canadian Dollar
|
|
62.10
|
|
60.10
|
|
4.
|
|
Chinese Yuan
|
|
12.10
|
|
11.75
|
|
5.
|
|
Danish Kroner
|
|
12.30
|
|
11.90
|
|
6.
|
|
EURO
|
|
91.80
|
|
88.55
|
|
7.
|
|
Hong Kong Dollar
|
|
10.65
|
|
10.30
|
|
8.
|
|
Kuwaiti Dinar
|
|
276.85
|
|
260.25
|
|
9.
|
|
New Zealand Dollar
|
|
52.05
|
|
49.70
|
|
10.
|
|
Norwegian Kroner
|
|
7.90
|
|
7.65
|
|
11.
|
|
Pound Sterling
|
|
104.00
|
|
100.60
|
|
12.
|
|
Qatari Riyal
|
|
23.30
|
|
21.85
|
|
13.
|
|
Saudi Arabian Riyal
|
|
22.65
|
|
21.30
|
|
14.
|
|
Singapore Dollar
|
|
62.70
|
|
60.65
|
|
15.
|
|
South African Rand
|
|
4.65
|
|
4.40
|
|
16.
|
|
Swedish Kroner
|
|
8.05
|
|
7.80
|
|
17.
|
|
Swiss Franc
|
|
93.50
|
|
90.00
|
|
18.
|
|
Turkish Lira
|
|
4.35
|
|
4.10
|
|
19.
|
|
UAE Dirham
|
|
23.10
|
|
21.75
|
|
20.
|
|
US Dollar
|
|
83.15
|
|
81.40
SCHEDULE-II
|
|
Sl.
No.
|
|
Foreign Currency
|
|
Rate of exchange of 100 units of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
|
|
-
|
|

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|
|
|
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|

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|

|
|
|
|
|
|

|
|

|
|
1.
|
|
Japanese Yen
|
|
62.10
|
|
60.10
|
|
2.
|
|
Korean Won
|
|
6.40
|
|
6.00
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Beneftts for Economically Weaker Sections
In pursuance of insertion of clauses 15 and 16 in the Constitution, vide the Constitution  Act, 2019 and in order to enable the EWSs, who are not covered under the existing scheme of reservations for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes,Department of Personnel and Training has notified that 10% reservation would be provided for EWSs in Central Government posts and services in direct recruitment vacancies to be notified on or after 01.02.2019.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh in written reply to a question in RajyaSabha today.